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Nash, Thomas – 1981
When writing laboratories first opened over 30 years ago, only a few faculty members and administrators had a firm notion of what constituted a writing center, and these notions differed from campus to campus. The pioneers of the discipline had little beyond instinct and imagination to guide them--and a nagging notion that there is one true path…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, English Instruction, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
FINN, JAMES D. – 1960
A TEACHER SHORTAGE, LARGE CLASSES, AND NEED FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION FORCED EDUCATION INTO MASS INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IS GOVERNED BY SUCH SYSTEMS AS TELEVISION AND FILMS WHICH CAN REACH MORE STUDENTS WITH FEWER TEACHERS. THERE IS A TREND TOWARD INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION UTILIZING TEACHING MACHINES. IF A COMBINATION OF…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Individual Instruction, Programed Instruction, Systems Approach
KONZ, STEPHAN A.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION FOR WORK TRAINING UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS WERE INVESTIGATED. "WORK TRAINING" REQUIRED THE MEMORIZATION OF PROCEDURES DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD. ONE EXPERIMENT UTILIZED 20 UNSKILLED FEMALES WHO COMPLETED A LAYERED ASSEMBLY BY REFERRING TO A TYPED LIST OR SLIDES OF THE ASSEMBLY WHICH WERE…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Audiovisual Communications, Educational Experiments, Individual Instruction
RAGSDALE, RONALD G. – 1966
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE OPERATION AND PLANNED APPLICATIONS OF A COMPUTER ASSISTED LABORATORY FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. THE LAB CENTERS AROUND AN 8K PDP-7 COMPUTER AND ITS SPECIAL PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT. SPECIAL DEVICES INCLUDE RANDOM ACCESS AUDIO AND VIDEO, GRAPHICAL INPUT, AND TOUCH-SENSITIVE AND BLOCK-MANIPULATION INPUTS. THE SYSTEM MAY BE…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Equipment Utilization, Individual Instruction, Laboratories
COWLES, MILLY; DANIEL, KATHRYN BARCHARD – 1968
FOURTEEN STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, MOST OF THEM EXPERIENCED TEACHERS, ENROLLED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SHORT PERIODS OF INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING OVER A PERIOD OF 5 WEEKS WOULD BE REFLECTED IN PUPILS' READINESS AS MEASURED BY THE METROPOLITAN…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies, Individual Instruction, Reading Readiness
BURR, DONALD F. – 1967
THE SPEECH RECOUNTS THE NEW DIRECTION IN THE FLEXIBLE DESIGN OF FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT IS PREDICTED THAT WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES A MULTITUDE OF NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN ADDITION TO THE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING SCHOOL PLANTS AS THEY BECOME OUTDATED AND INADEQUATE FOR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NEW INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Building Design, Dining Facilities, Educational Environment, Food Service
Stolurow, Lawrence M. – 1966
The paper describes a cybernetic computer-based instructional system, SOCRATES, the teaching model which led to its development, and some of the research accomplished with it. The acronym, SOCRATES, is System for Organizing Content to Review and Teach Educational Subject. It consists of a group of student input-output (I/O) stations wired to a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cybernetics, Digital Computers, Individual Instruction
Sartain, Harry W. – 1968
The following advantages of individualized reading are discussed: (1) a wide and varied selection of good children's literature may be used; (2) instruction may be adjusted to the child's interests, rate, skill needs, and optimal mode of perceptual learning; (3) best use of learning time is possible while all children are meaningfully engaged; (4)…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Individual Instruction, Individualized Reading, Reading Instruction
Everhardt, Richard M.
The retailers' concern about shoplifting and shoplifting losses provided impetus for the development of this programed text. The self-instructional booklet is designed for all retail employees as an aid to preventing financial losses to the store caused by shoplifting. The common characteristics of shoplifters, methods used by shoplifters, and a…
Descriptors: Crime, Individual Instruction, Individual Testing, Prevention
Dillner, Martha – Research Bulletin, 1972
Historically most tutoring studies have been concerned with the impact on the students being tutored. Recently there has been a tendency to look at the impact on the tutor and even to focus the program on that impact. A few recent studies have been concerned with discovering ways to improve the program itself. It has not been possible to isolate…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged, Individual Instruction, Peer Teaching
Krug, Mark M., Ed. – 1972
This book reviews the present high school curriculum and indicates the trends for the future. Seven professors were asked to assess the present situation and trends in their respective fields. The fields of study include English, visual education, science, foreign language, mathematics, social studies and teacher education. Major points in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Individual Instruction
Harland, Nancy T. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1985
An individual training program teaches parents of language handicapped preschoolers to facilitate their child's communication via turn taking, pausing, description, modeling, expansion, prompts, or facilitative questions. (CL)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Individual Instruction, Language Handicaps, Parent Education
Khachadoorian, Vahan J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
Describes how a special needs team helps borderline children--those who have exhibited a weakness in certain areas but whose weakness is not serious enough to qualify them as children with special needs. (Author/JF)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Schools, Individual Instruction, Learning Disabilities
Dawson, Paul Dow – Independent School Bulletin, 1974
Describes a program in which the two major goals are: an individualized program for each child in the school, and a continuous program of self-improvement for the staff and the school. (Author)
Descriptors: Independent Study, Individual Activities, Individual Instruction, Individual Needs
Hird, Kenneth F. – School Shop, 1973
Graphic arts self-paced learning modules consist of course title, module number, clock hours required to complete the module, behavioral objectives, and manipulative and written responses required to complete the module. The student is provided with a project workbook, study guides, overhead transparencies, and video tapes. An outline of the…
Descriptors: Graphic Arts, Independent Study, Individual Instruction, Industrial Education
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